Fencepost



F. G. CARREL FENCEPOST Original Filed March 26, 1924 Patented Jan. 27, 192.5. du

rUNITED STATES 1,524,018 PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK G. CARREL, OF WESTERN SPRINGS, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CALUMET STEEL COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

FENCE-POST.

Original applicatoin iled March 26, 1924, Serial No. 701,898. l Divided and this application filed October 1, 1924. Serial No. 740,895.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK G. CARREL, a citizen of the United States, residing 'at Western Springs, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and usefnl Improvements inl Fenceposts, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rolled metal fence posts and anchor plates therefor, andl consists in the matters hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings- Fig. 1 is a front view of my improved post complete with anchor plate;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged front View of th post and anchor plate;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 2; and`r I Fig. 5 is a fragmentary L,side View of an upper partof the post.

The post 1 of my invention is rolled from metal stock, as steel, into T-bar form, and has a front flange 2 and an integral mid-web or rear flange 3 extending from end to end of the post. During the rolling operation, a row of studs or. lugs 4 are integrally formed on the front flange 2, and these lugs project outward from said flange a distance greater than the diameter of the fence wires 5 received between them, to prevent said wires from shifting up or down the post or moving over the lugs when fastened against the post between the lugs by the fence wir fasteners 6.

The studs or lugs 4, 4 are formed in a row from end to end of the post and are spaced relatively close together so that the crosswires of any type of fence, whether' closely spaced or otherwise, will find spaces between the lugs. The lugs or studs 4 being closely spaced provides individual spacing for the crosswires in almost all felice wire spacing, and thus holds each fence wire from undue shifting up or down the post.

The ground anchor is in the form of Va steel or other metal plate 7, generally flat throughout. its major portion, and, when applied to the post against its front flange 2, has portions on opposite sides thereof, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4. To accommodate the plurality of closely spaced studs or lugs 4, 4 at the plate 7 when applied to the post,

said plate is provided with a portion 8 pressed outward from the body of the platel to form a channel to receive these studs, thus allowing the plate to be brought into close contact with the front flange 2 of the post without perfor-ating the plate for the studs. The channel section 8 straddles the row of lugs 4 and extends along the plate from its upper to its lower edge.

A metal clip 9 is employed to firmly hold the plate 7 on the front flange 2 of the post. Said clip 9 lies in front of the plate 'fr' between its upper and lower edges and has its prongs 10, l() extending through holes 11, l1 in the plate on opposite sides of the post, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The prongs 10, l0 of the clip 9 extends to the rear of the front flange 2 at its side edges and are bent backover the rear face of said flange, as shown in said Fig. 4. l

Instead of'I providing the channel sections 8 with' a cross slot to receive the body of the clip, as in my co-pending application Serial No. 701,898, tiled March 26, 1924, and of which the present application fis a division, said channel section is provided with a cross opening or cross channel 12 to receive the body of the clip 9 and allow it to cross the channel section Without bending or lying away from the plate 7. This cross channel 12 is preferably formed in the channel section 8 by forcing or pressing inward the metal of the channel section at the place where the clip is to cross the same. The pressed-in metal of the cross channel 12 projects into -the space between two of the studs or lugs 4, 4, as shown in Fig. 3,l and, in addition to the clip 9, holds the plate against movement or shifting up or down the post.A This cross channel 12 is wide enough to receive the body of the clip 9.

The clip .9 may be made of half-round stock, so that it willhave a flat inner face to -lie against the face of the plate 7. The holes 11 in the plate 7 have a like shape for the prongs 10 to pass through.

`Providing the. plate 7 with the channel section 8 allows the plate to be placed any distance required fromy the lower end of the post without reference to the .lugs on the post or their spacing, because it is not neces? sary to have holes in the plate for the studs to project through as heretofore. The studs 4 being closely spaced allows the inwardly extending metal at the cross channel 12 to lie between two studs/ to hold the plate against shifting up or down the post.

fence wires 5 out of Contact with the post flange 2 on opposite sides ofv the studs, as shown in Fig. 5. The inwardly projecting Y metal'at the cross channel 12 may contact with a ledge 13to allow bearing ofthe plate against the post between the lugs. I claim as my invention:

1. In a metal fence post havin a front ange, a rowjof closel spaced stu or lugs integral with said` ange and extending lengthwise thereof, an anchor plate applied against said front flange'and having an outwardly projecting portion forming a chan nel section to straddle the studs or lugs behind the channel, said channel section having a portion forced inward to prgject into a space between two lugs to hold the plate against shifting along the post, and means for fastening the plate to the post.

2. A metal fence post having a front flange, a row of closel spaced studs or lugs integral with said ange and extendin lengthwise thereof, an anchor plate applie against said front flange and having an outwardly projecting portion forming a channel section to straddle the studs or lugs behind the channel, and a clip applied against the front of said plate with its prongs extending through the plate and bent around the side edges of said flange for securing the plate thereto, said channel section having a cross-opening to receive the body portion of the' clip crossing said channel section, said cross-opening being formed by forcing inward a portion .of the channel section.

In testimony that I claim Athe foregoing as my invention, I affix my signature, this 26th day of Sept. 1924.

FRANK G. CARREL. 

